Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shoppers waiting on the $1,999 iPhone Duo face dramatically different delivery timelines depending on where they place their order.
Bank of America Global Research published a note dated Oct. 19 showing that U.S. carrier websites average roughly 50 days of wait time for the foldable iPhone Duo.
That figure is approximately half the 102-day wait Apple’s own online store is quoting customers across all storage sizes and colors.
The Bank of America weekly iPhone lead-time tracker has followed ship dates on Apple’s website and major carrier sites since preorders for the iPhone 18 Pro opened in September.
The Oct. 19 note marks the first update from the tracker to include real data on the iPhone Duo, and it contains a meaningful advantage for buyers willing to look beyond Apple’s storefront.
As of Oct. 19, the global weighted average wait for the iPhone Duo stood at 82 days, according to the Bank of America research note reviewed by TheStreet.
International markets are offering no such relief, with China, Japan, the U.K., Germany, France, and Australia all showing a uniform 95-day wait across every available storage configuration.
In the U.S., carrier sites told a more encouraging story, with the 256GB Duo averaging a 53-day wait, the 512GB model at 48 days, and the 1TB version at 50 days.
The backlog reflects extraordinary consumer appetite for Apple’s latest lineup, which has driven significant financial results for the company in recent quarters.
Apple reported $109.4 billion in revenue for its June quarter, up 16 percent year over year, with iPhone sales surging 22 percent to $54.3 billion.
Then-CEO Tim Cook addressed that momentum directly on the company’s July 30 earnings call, stating, “This is the most powerful and most popular iPhone lineup we’ve ever had.”
For buyers already resigned to a long wait, the Bank of America data suggests that a simple change in where the order is placed could cut that wait by as much as seven weeks.
